The former president of Syria, Bashar al-Assad, refused the deal with the USA before the fall of his power. This was reported by The Washington Post (WP), citing former Syrian diplomat Bassam Barabandi.
As the publication notes, a few weeks before the attack of the armed opposition in Syria, the Americans, through the United Arab Emirates, suggested to the former leader of Syria to refuse to give his territory to Iran for supplies to the Lebanese organization "Hezbollah". In return, the USA promised to gradually cancel the sanctions against Syria. However, Assad rejected that offer.
Even more fatal for Assad, according to WP, was his refusal to improve relations with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, who offered to adjust relations with Damascus to rein in Kurdish forces and return at least some Syrian refugees to the Arab Republic. opposite.
